Tom Blakeson


Remedy boss Borges leaving

One of the co-founders of UK-based production company Remedy is leaving the business after 14 years. Managing director Juliet Borges is exiting to “explore other opportunities”. Chief creative officer Tom Blakeson will remain in his role, as well as taking on the MD post. She had created the business with Toby Dormer in 2003, and […]

Remedy hires Tiffin from NBCU indie

UK prodco Remedy has recruited Matt Tiffin as head of entertainment. The new recruit joins the Argonon-owned producer from Tellycopter, the central creative unit of NBCUniversal, where he was head of entertainment. Prior to that he was at NBCU-backed prodco, Chocolate Media, and has also worked at Eyeworks, the BBC and RDF. At Remedy, which […]

Argonon opens Scottish base

Argonon Group and its subsidiary Remedy Productions have launched an office in Scotland to capitalise on opportunities in the territory. Argonon Scotland and Remedy Scotland will both operate out of an office in Glasgow, with “a leading industry” figure recruited as head of both operations. This exec will report to Remedy’s chief creative officer Tom […]

The new super groups: Argonon

In the first of a two-part feature on emerging production super groups, Stewart Clarke talks with James Burstall, CEO of UK-based Argonon, which today acquired Transparent Television. When James Burstall formed Argonon through the creation of indies Leopard and Remedy in 2011 he said it would be a £100 million (US$153 million) turnover business within […]